Ben Fulton · @benfulton
136 followers · 552 posts · Server urbanists.social

They won't be taking Claiborne down in New Orleans, unfortunately. But $500k is a pittance for upgrading, so at least they shouldn't be widening it.


marketplace.org/2023/03/17/new

#neworleans #reconnectingcommunities #UrbanPlanning

Last updated 2 years ago

US DOT advances highway transformations

Reconnecting Communities grants represent a step toward a larger effort to undo the considerable damage from 20th Century transportation planning, aligning with CNU's Freeways Without Futures.


cnu.org/publicsquare/2023/03/0

#highwaystoboulevards #freewayswithoutfutures #reconnectingcommunities

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Chris McCahill · @ChrisMcCahill
448 followers · 161 posts · Server urbanists.social

Here's a great new resource from AARP Livable Communities describing the historical impacts of highway construction and urban renewal on predominantly Black communities.

aarp.org/livable-communities/g

#reconnectingcommunities #urbanrenewal #UrbanPlanning

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Chris McCahill · @ChrisMcCahill
424 followers · 122 posts · Server urbanists.social

The DOT is launching its own Reconnecting Communities program ($149M), partly to provide local match for the federal proposals. Applicants must describe how they would use the funds with and without a federal award. buff.ly/3ilqTkd

#california #iija #federalfunding #transportation #reconnectingcommunities #freewayfighters #caltrans

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Chris McCahill · @ChrisMcCahill
377 followers · 86 posts · Server urbanists.social

USDOT is considering two separate proposals for New Orleans’ Claiborne Expressway.

The city and state want $95 million to make repairs, tidy it up, and remove on/off-ramps.

But a group led by Amy Stelly wants $2 million to study its potential removal.

Some believe the two proposals complement each other.

wwno.org/news/2022-12-22/fixin

#urbanism #reconnectingcommunities #freewayfighters #transportation

Last updated 2 years ago

BmoreCityDOT · @BmoreCityDOT
23 followers · 30 posts · Server mastodon.world